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Re: "Ecologism is not environmentalizm"

Comman Errors ın English usage by Paul Brians

Book (2 nd Edition November, 2008)

it says; two concept differ from each other

Ecology is the study of living things in relationship to their environment. The word can also be used to describe the totality of such relationships; but it should not be substituted for environment in statements like improperly discarded lead batteries harm the ecology. Its not the relationships that are being harmed, but nature itself: the batteries are harming the environment.

Re: "Ecologism is not environmentalizm"

Originally Posted by turkishekolojist

Comman Errors ın English usage by Paul Brians

Book (2 nd Edition November, 2008)

it says; two concept differ from each other

Ecology is the study of living things in relationship to their environment. The word can also be used to describe the totality of such relationships; but it should not be substituted for environment in statements like improperly discarded lead batteries harm the ecology. Its not the relationships that are being harmed, but nature itself: the batteries are harming the environment.

I don't see a problem with that.
If "ecology" can mean "the totality of such relationships [of living things to their environment], then improperly discarded lead batteries does harm the ecology of a region by harming the environment. If the environment is harmed, the relationship between living things and that environment is also harmed, wouldn't you say?

Do you think the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has harmed the ecology of the region? Or only the environment?